On the evening of May 15, the premiere of the first trailer for the new Assassin’s Creed took place. Players and fans quickly reacted to a detail they noticed on the PS Store page. They believe that Ubisoft is imposing an online requirement on them, but that’s not entirely accurate.
Fans could finally enjoy an official name, release date, and the first trailer for the new Assassin’s Creed. The latest installment is now called Assassin’s Creed Shadows and will take you to feudal Japan. As the trailer shows, the story revolves around a mysterious Shinobi assassin and a legendary samurai from Japanese history.
What criticisms are there already? Even if the excitement over the latest news may have been present, it quickly soured for some fans and players. They discovered a small detail on the PS Store page that caused discontent.
In a post on x.com, user Wario64 pointed out that according to the store page, Assassin’s Creed Shadows “requires online play,” meaning players need an internet connection and a PSN account. This topic seems to be poorly received by many players. Under the post, there are numerous comments expressing disbelief and anger about it.
“Assassin’s Greed,” writes one user simply in their comment, seemingly implying that Ubisoft is just showing their greed with this wordplay. User Sunny writes: “I understand it for multiplayer, but there should be no reason for a single-player game to always be online.” Other users state that they would not spend 70 dollars on it and some thank for the warning.
Your games do not belong to you, says Ubisoft
User ItsLucasKim also points out in their response that Ubisoft recently claimed players should get used to the idea that their games do not belong to them. ItsLucasKim wants to remind everyone that Ubisoft games “do not belong to you once purchased” and claims that Ubisoft could take the game away from you at any time.
If we look at the further reactions, many players assume that you have to play Assassin’s Creed Shadows online all the time and fear that the game may simply stop working if the internet goes down. However, Ubisoft quickly addressed this issue now.
Here’s what Ubisoft has to say: Ubisoft has confirmed that an internet connection is necessary for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but always being online
is not accurate.
In a later post on x.com, Wario64 shared a screenshot of Ubisoft’s official statement regarding this matter. The team saw the community’s questions and wanted to share some information in response.
“Assassin’s Creed Shadows does not require a mandatory internet connection at all times,” they clearly state in their statement. While an internet connection is required to install the game, after that you can experience the entire story and Japan offline until the end.
What are the reactions? However, this hasn’t really calmed the situation yet. Because this internet connection for installation is also required for the disc version. Many players do not understand the necessity for this. For many, this may already be a sufficient reason not to buy the game. Another reason for many players not to buy the game may also be the quite high price: Asmongold believes that Ubisoft is just trying to distract from the horrendous price with the new character in Assassin’s Creed.
